Results suggest that wealthier western nations, such as the UK,
are considered “less likely” to be affected by climate change
than poorer continents.

“We predict that poor countries will suffer the bulk of the
damages from climate change,” claim academics Robert
Mendelsohn, Ariel Dinar and Larry Williams in their study,
“The distributional impact of climate change on rich and poor
countries.”

They argue “the primary reason why poor countries are so
vulnerable is their location.”

“Countries in the low latitudes start with very high
temperatures,” they added.

The international development organization Action Aid believes
wealthier countries “cause climate change” and it is the
poorer countries that are “suffering the consequences.”

A report on climate change by the BBC Weather Centre claims
“the richer nations are generally those who have created the
extra greenhouse gases.”

“They should be the ones to tackle the problem.”

According to the Climate Change Act and UK regulations, the
government has taken “a number of steps” to limit the
UK's emissions of greenhouse gasses through “legally binding
targets,” both now and in the future.